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8:20 AM ET, January 15, 2024

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Sam Jones / Financial Times:
Memo: BI CEO Barbara Peng says an internal review found reporting on plagiarism in Neri Oxman's MIT thesis to be rigorous and fair; Axel Springer stands by BI  —  Owner Axel Springer says it ‘stands by’ publication amid dispute with academic and her husband Bill Ackman
Ananya Bhattacharya / Quartz:
Luminate: Hindi songs' share of the top 10K global tracks grew from 6.1% in 2022 to 7.8% in 2023; English fell from 62.1% to 54.9%, Spanish from 11.8% to 10.1%  —  Bollywood music and indie musicians — hip-hop artists especially — are fueling the Hindi music streaming phenomena
Laura Wagner / Washington Post:
A look at issues at The Messenger, including its reliance on a high-volume publishing strategy, as the outlet lays off staff and struggles to stay afloat  —  Jimmy Finkelstein had big dreams and a $50 million investment.  Eight months after the Messenger's launch, it is laying off staff and struggling to stay afloat.
Kevin Systrom / Artifact News:
Kevin Systrom says news sharing app Artifact will shut down after concluding that “the market opportunity isn't big enough to warrant continued investment”  —  To our Artifact Users and Partners:  —  We've made the decision to wind down operations of the Artifact app.
Max Tani / Semafor:
Apple's September 2023 change to how its Podcasts app automatically downloaded episodes has dramatically curtailed download numbers for some podcasts  —  The News  —  Apple has quietly tightened its reporting of how many people listen to podcasts, sending shock waves through …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
Mirror Editor-in-Chief Alison Phillips plans to step down at the end of January after almost four years, succeeded by Reach Magazines EIC Caroline Waterston  —  Mirror editor-in-chief Alison Phillips will step down at the end of January after almost six years leading the brand.
Discussion: The Guardian
Georg Szalai / The Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Roxi CEO Rob Lewis on launching the UK-based music video streaming service in the US, licensing deals, generating revenue, key competitors, and more  —  “Building a global a global music video streaming service is way harder than building a Netflix or Disney+,” says Rob Lewis.
Dade Hayes / Deadline:
DirecTV and Tegna reach a carriage deal to end the programming blackout of 64 Tegna stations that affected ~5M US customers since November 30, 2023  —  DirecTV and major station group Tegna have struck a carriage deal, ending a programming blackout that began November 30 and affected roughly 5 million customers across the U.S..
Washington Post:
Tom Shales, a Pulitzer Prize-winning TV critic who spent nearly 40 years writing for The Washington Post and was known for his incisive wit, dies at 79  —  He spent nearly 40 years writing for The Washington Post and was known for his incisive and barbed commentary
 
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HBO led Emmy nominations for 17 of the past 20 years, but its dominance may not last as hit shows end and the company's rebrand to Max seeks a broader audience
Jeremy Barr / Washington Post:
MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell says that Fox is not accepting MyPillow ads; a source says ads are paused because Lindell has not paid for his ads since August 2023
Daniel Thomas / Financial Times:
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Phillip Nieto / Mediaite:
A US judge orders Trump to pay $392,638 in legal fees to The New York Times over a “frivolous” 2021 lawsuit he brought against NYT and three of its reporters
Bloomberg:
Sources: Universal Music Group plans to cut hundreds of jobs in Q1 2024, as revenue growth slows; in 2022, the company had about 10K employees
John Herrman / New York Magazine:
A look at TikTok's e-commerce push, including subsidizing sales and shipping, and promoting sellers in user feeds, as ad sales weaken and social media stagnates
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
CNN, Fox, and MSNBC carried Trump's conference after his NY fraud trial live, a reminder of his media advantage and readiness to exploit his trials